Andrew Dice Clay was nearing the end of his initial infamy as a lewd and crude stand-up comic when he broke down and cried on the Arsenio Hall Show while promoting his ultimately unsuccessful starring role in the movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane on July 10, 1990.

At the time, Clay was under fire for his “Diceman” persona, which was not terribly kind to women and immigrants — and Hall tried to hold him to account.

But the Diceman offered an ultimately tearful explanation about how much he struggled to reach that point in his career.

Now that Arsenio has resurrected his late-night talk show, though, it was natural for the recently acclaimed star of the Woody Allen movie Blue Jasmine to turn up for a reunion on Thursday.

Watch the emotional breakdown explained by the Diceman — 23 years later:

The original segment that led to the breakdown can be seen here:

And here is Clay humblebragging about the possibility of being nominated for an Academy Award: